Nigeria Lawmakers want death sentence penalty for kidnappers

[T]he Senate on Wednesday resolved to enact a legislation prescribing the death penalty for kidnappers. The resolution followed the submission and consideration of the report of the Joint Committee on Police Affairs, National Security and Intelligence on the “unfortunate recurrence of kidnapping and hostage-taking in Nigeria.” Senators were outraged that kidnapping and hostage-taking, which used to be […]

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